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(IN DARK CAVE)

Kendal: Umm...mmm...my head...where am I?

*KENDAL ATTEMPTS TO GET UP BUT FALLS DOWN ON KNEES*

Kendal: OUCH!!! My...my...my body...whats wrong with me...? I can't feel half of it...and the other half burns...

*KENDAL SCREAMS AS THOUGH IN PAIN AND SHOCK*

(BACK IN THE UPCOMING VILLAGE/CAMP)

Me: "You all better not get into any mischief, I'm not going to be happy if I got to go find your lost butts in the jungle."
Zek: "Relax, we'll be fine."
Derek: "Speak for yourself."
Synova: "You guys...please bring him back fast..."
Kiera: "Don't worry Synova, I'm sure he's okay."
Lisa: "Yeah he seems scrappy enough."
Rei: "LISA!"
Lisa: "Whoa not like that."
Xavier: "I got an idea! Keith should go with them."
Rei: "Maybe we'll get lucky and a big snake will eat him."
Keila: "Why insult the snake's taste?"
Me: "I'm sure you'll do great..."

Who was I kidding? I was worried. Kendal went missing, and there was the possiblity that he could be dead. We hadn't seen all of Dreamer's Land yet. What if there were dangerous areas we hadn't known of. The chance of us dying was always there, but I hadn't fully paid attention to it until now. Where did Kendal go? Was he okay? Would Tony, Zek, and Derek be okay? Like a butthurt puppy I putted myself back to my room, and laid down. When suddenly, there was a strange noise at the window.

Me: "Tony? Is that you?"
Tony: "Maybe..."
Me: "What are you doing here?"
Tony: "Came to say goodbye."
*I CHUCKLE A BIT*
Me: "Your such a dork."
Tony: "Am not."
Me: "You so are. Well you better catch up, I doubt Zek will wait up for you."
*HUGS TONY*

Me: Be careful...

Tony: Hey, its me. Well Tiff asked me to narrate the next few scenes, considering she wasn't there. So...sit back, shut up, and let me narrate. After I had said goodbye to Tiffani we left. I don't remember much of the trip, but I can remember it being really hot that day. Derek was reading the map, Zek was leading, and I just went along for the ride. I didn't know why I volenteered, it just seemed like a way to pass time. There wasn't much to do on the stupid island, except for watch Rei and Zek argue or get attacked by weird comets. Had I known we were gonna get stuck on the island I would have found a way to bring TV. But I'm getting off topic. Things were going fine at first. Saw some trees there, a rock there, some funny looking bugs in between. When things began to get interesting...

Derek: "Aren't we going to stop soon? I'm hungry."
Zek: "Can't stop now. It isn't noon yet."
Derek: "But I didn't eat breakfast."
Zek: "Thats your problem, you could have ate, you should have."
Derek: "Excuse me for getting tired of banana's and coconuts. There has to be something else here to eat. Maybe a mango, pinapple perhaps, maybe even an orange?"
Zek: "Be grateful for what you have. You could be stuck eating your own s*** or the insects we passed on the way here."
Tony: "He's got a point."
Derek: "Thats disgusting."
Zek: "Thats life."
Tony: "Think about it this way, sooner we find Kendal the sooner we can go back and take a nap."
Derek: "You sound like Tiffani now."
Tony: "What the h***?"
*ZEK LAUGHS*
Zek: "Well you look enough alike."
Tony: "So?"
Derek: "They're rather fitting don't you think?"
Tony: "What?"
Derek: "Hey I know this place. Aren't we near the monkey castle?"
Tony: "Looks that way."
Zek: "Then maybe we can catch bush meat."
Derek: "Eww no. Don't you ever watch Discovery Channel? We could get sick."
Zek: "Keep in mind that you were just complaining about eating coconuts and bananas. You don't have room to be so d*** picky with your food. You wanna live right?"
Derek: "Well yeah..."
Zek: "Than shut up and eat whats placed in front of you."

Tony: I wonder what monkey tastes like...its got to be better than the burnt fish we had last night

Derek: "But..."
Zek: "Hmph...can't you be quiet for a few minutes rather than complain? There are people all over the world eating less than you, you p****."

While Derek and Zek fought, I noticed something weird looking.

Tony: "Guys, how many things on the island have blonde hair besides some of us?"
Derek: "I don't know, why?"
Tony: "I think I see some of Kendal's hair...?"
Zek: "What the f***?"

It turned out I was right. Stuck to a bush was a some of Kendal's hair. It was short and hard to see from far away, but it was there.

Zek: "So the mother f***** is running around with a bald spot."
*ZEK LAUGHS*
Derek: "Wonder what made that happen...hmm...is it just me or is that dent in the palace roof new?"
Tony: "What?"
Derek: "Look up there, in the left hand far corner. Theres a huge dent, and it looks kinda crispy."
Zek: "Lets go check it out."
Tony: "How do we get up there?"
Derek: "Rock climb perhaps?"

Rock climbing was annoying. Every other rock was loose or had a bug on it. One kind of reminded me of Keith.

Zek: "Hmm..."
Derek: "What?"
Tony: "Isn't this dent the same color as the sky was when the storm came?"
Zek: "You noticed it too."
Tony: "I also notice that."
*TONY POINTS INTO DISTANCE*

The island was bigger than we thought. From the top of the castle you could see so much land and trees. But there was also a bad smell...like sewage pipes back in Arizona when it got too hot outside.

Derek: "Look at that!"

Just like in the room, on the ground behind the castle there was this huge dented pathway on the ground. We followed it, and ended up in something like swamp land. Where the water was the odd shade of green the sky was the other day, and the tips of certain plants seemed to glow. Far away, we saw a tall cave. It was so dark, you couldn't see inside of it, except for an odd green glow. Was that the thing that fell out of the sky?

*KENDAL GROANS IN PAIN*

Derek: "Kendal?!"

Slowly we went inside the cave, and saw something I'd never forget...on the ground we saw Kendal. Most of his hair was gone, along with his skin and even inner organs! We could see it...his bones...but he wasn't bleeding...it seemed like his skin was just fading or falling off like sand. Every piece that shedded off of him, seemed to flow further into the cave, towards the green glow. Was he dying?

Zek: "What the h*** happened to you?!"
*KENDAL OPENS HIS EYES A LITTLE THEN SHUTS THEM*
Zek: "Stay with him...I'm gonna see what that light is...but if I tell you guys to run, then take Kendal and go."

Zek went on further, while we stayed with Kendal, who seemed to be losing more off his body with each second. He wasn't losing bone though. Just skin...skin and flesh. How could that happen without bleeding?

Zek: "We need to leave now!"
Derek: "Why?"
Zek: "Just pick Kendal up and lets go!"

(AT THE CAMP ABOUT AN HOUR LATER)

Tony: "Tiff!"
Me: "Huh? Your back!"
*I GASP*
Me: "Oh my gosh! Is...is that Kendal?! Take him to Braulio in the infirmary!"
Zek: "Tiffani, we need to talk. Its important."
*SYNOVA, XAVIER, REI, LISA, AND KIERA ENTER*
Synova: "Is Kendal back?!"
Me: "Synova go back to bed!"
*SYNOVA GASPS AND SCREAMS WHEN SHE SEES KENDAL*
Synova: "Kendal!"
Me: "Synova I said go back to bed, he's going to be fine!"
Lisa: "Sugar Cookie, he's missing half of his face. I highly doubt thats fine."
Me: "Lisa, your not helping much. All of you go back to work, Zek has information to tell me. It might be able to help Kendal."
*ZEK AND I LEAVE AND GO INTO HIS HUT WHERE WE BEGIN A MEETING*
Me: "But Zek...what does this mean...?"
Zek: "Whatevers in that cave it isn't safe. No one should go over their, and as for Kendal...I don't know if he's going to make it..."
Me: "DON'T TALK THAT WAY! HE'LL BE FINE!!! Now if you'll excuse me, I have to hold a town meeting!!!"

Me: So something did fall out of the sky...and it pretty much began to eat Kendal alive...will he be okay...?

Later Tiff called the Town Meeting just like she claimed so would. But everyone was scared. Getting them to listen wasn't easy.

(IN COURT ROOM)

Me: "EVERYONE LISTEN UP!!!"
Kiera: "Is he going to be okay?"
Keila: "What happened?"
Xavier: Will that happen to any of us?"
Me: "LISTEN! Zek has informed me that Tony, Derek, and himself found Kendal in swamp land across the island. They said that it is indeed a fact that something fell from the sky during the storm. As you can see, it clearly isn't safe over there. NO ONE is to leave the camp without special permission from now on. At least until we can find a way to cure Kendal and figure out what it is that is now in the swamp. Only Braulio and Heather will get to see Kendal until the time comes that he is able to handle seeing other visitors. There ARE NO EXCEPTIONS. After the time Kendal's had he needs peace and quiet without a doubt. I'll keep up updated on any recent news. Until then we must carry on with our regular duties. I know its hard with the many upsets we've had lately, but if we don't then the rest of us could just as easily get sick or harmed. If anyone has any questions please see me at any time. That is all."

Tiff's speech didn't calm everyone down. They were still scared, and curious what was in the swamp. Which was a secret that only Tiff, Zek, Derek, and I now knew...

TO BE CONTINUED...

BE SURE TO TURN IN TOMORROW FOR THE BEGINNING OF TROPICAL DISASTER'S HALLOWEEN SPECIAL!